Emirates brings forward Munich A380 launch

Emirates said on Monday it would now serve Munich route with an A380 aircraft from November 25, 2011, bringing forward its first daily superjumbo service to Germany by five weeks. The double decker was originally set to replace EK 49, one of two daily services to Munich, from January 1, 2012. "After further reviewing our forthcoming A380 deliveries and expected demand, we have decided to bring forward its deployment to Munich by more than a month," Salem Obaidalla, the airline's Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations, Europe & Russian Federation, said in a statement. He added that Emirates is the first foreign carrier to bring the A380 back to Germany. EK 49 departs Dubai at 0910hrs and gets into Munich at 1245hrs.